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Birmingham Utilita Arena – 12th June 2024
Setlist
She's A Star / Waltzing Along / Our World / Hey / Life's A Fucking Miracle / Say Something / Born Of Frustration / Five-O / Butterfly / Better With You / Just Like Fred Astaire / Curse Curse / Shadow Of A Giant / Sit Down / Mobile God / Tomorrow / Sometimes / Way Over Your Head / Beautiful Beaches / LaidSupport
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Review: David Brown @ Even The Stars
“Beautiful Beaches is euphoric, a song that few bands in their fifties and sixties could create. Powerful, uplifting and joyous, despite the undertones of the lyrical content and concluding with eleven of the thirteen on stage turning, mostly kneeling and watching Dave and Debbie’s drum outro with the same wonder as the rest of us. They finish on Laid, way after curfew, a devil-may-care romp that feels on the edge of imminent breakdown that encapsulates the band and the live experience in a three minute pop song.”
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Review: Steve Adams @ What’s On Live
“And as for the setlist, we got most of the heavy hitters we wanted to hear. There was no Come Home or Ring The Bells, but the likes of Waltzing Along, Born of Frustration, Five-O, Say Something and Sometimes (Lester Piggott) more than compensated. Those last two got the biggest singalongs of the night but the most enthusiastic receptions were saved for Sit Down (ironically the first song to really get everyone on their feet) and the mercurial Laid, which makes for a terrific finale to any evening.”
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Review: Laura Dean @ God Is In The TV Zine
“Unusually for a band who play arena tours, James have a tendency to mix things up with their set lists to keep things fresh, and they aren’t even afraid of stopping a song if there’s a mistake – this all makes for a unique experience for each audience and presumably keeps things interesting for the band, so it’s a great approach that’s still working for them after all this time. There’s no-one quite like them and they show no signs of slowing down.”
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Cardiff Utilita Arena – 11th June 2024
Setlist
Sound / Waltzing Along / Better With You / Dream Thrum / Stay / Rogue / Life's A Fucking Miracle / Tomorrow / Sit Down / Shadow Of A Giant / Butterfly / Five-O / Mobile God / Beautiful Beaches / Ring The Bells / Sometimes / Way Over Your Head / Come Home / Getting Away With It (All Messed Up) / LaidSupport
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Review: David Brown @ Even The Stars
“This was a supremely confident and assured performance from James, ever changing the setlist, playing around with songs, looking for new connections both within and without the band, taking us all on their journey. It may have been a Tuesday night in Cardiff, not the sexiest location on a school night, but it was one of their best shows and audiences for a very long time.”
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Glasgow OVO Hydro – 7th June 2024
Setlist
She's A Star / Tomorrow / Our World / Rogue / Life's A Fucking Miracle / Born Of Frustration / Waltzing Along / Getting Away With It (All Messed Up) / Shadow Of A Giant / Five-O / Better With You / Just Like Fred Astaire / Sit Down / Mobile God / Sometimes / Way Over Your Head / Beautiful Beaches / Come Home / LaidSupport
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Review: David Brown @ Even The Stars
“Often Glasgow gigs fail to live up the billing that the more vocal elements of the city’s music following place on them. Tonight though they proved that when the mood is right it’s one of the best places in the world to watch a gig. Even the parochial nonsense of “here we fucking go” that blights songs that it doesn’t even work with is thankfully absent. James captured the mood in the room perfectly last night with a setlist that both stood by their ethos that all their music has equal value whether written yesterday or forty years ago but sagely acknowledging the size of the venue and the crowd. One of their best gigs for many years.”
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Review: Karen Edmond @ Scottish Music Network
“After their electrifying performance, the band gracefully exited the stage, visibly elated and grateful for the enthusiastic reception from the Glasgow crowd. Every member seemed to be thoroughly enjoying themselves, waving and smiling at the audience. It was truly a spectacular night, leaving the audience in awe.”
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Review: Alan Brown @ Bring The Noise
“The four-song encore began with Way Over Your Head, the last from Yummy, followed by Beautiful Beaches as the screens turned to orange emulate the subject matter of the song when people were running to the beaches in 2020 to escape the Californian wildfires. We were then taken back to 1990’s Gold Mother album for Come Home, the set finished with Laid, the title track from the 1993 album of the same name and by far the band’s biggest song and a great way to end the night. Having seen James play live around a dozen times since 1993 this performance was the best yet, like a fine wine this band only gets better with age! “
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Newcastle Utilita Arena – 5th June 2024
Setlist
She's A Star / Waltzing Along / Our World / Hey / Life's A Fucking Miracle / Getting Away With It (All Messed Up) / Tomorrow / Five-O / Shadow Of A Giant / Better With You / Mobile God / Jam J / Sit Down / Nothing But Love / Sometimes / Way Over Your Head / Come Home / Beautiful Beaches / Laid / SoundSupport
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Review: David Brown @ Even The Stars
“They take their final bows from an audience who’ve been treated to one of their best sets in the last few years. The sound that had been a little off for Razorlight was crystal clear, the light show augmenting the songs and the visuals really complementing them. The new songs have the energy and weight for the arena, even in their quieter moments and the Newcastle audience are far more receptive to them than in Aberdeen and the band are clearly revelling in playing them.”
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Review: Jason Button @ Newcastle World
“In reality, it is these moments we all live for. At the end of the first of two encores when Beautiful Beaches was played I simply shut my eyes, released my shoulders and danced like I was in the kitchen on my own. They are the moments fans pay money for, and those are the moments James thrive on creating.”
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Review: Craig Connor @ Chronicle Live
“Fans turned out in their droves to see James at the Utilita Arena – more than forty years on from the band’s formation”
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Review: Adam Kennedy @ The Northern Echo
“Indie legends James arrived on Tyneside on Wednesday night for their second North East date in a week. The group played a warm-up show for their current arena tour at The Globe in Stockton on Friday evening, and by the time the group arrived in Newcastle, not only were the band warmed up – they were absolutely on fire.”
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Review: Darin Hutson @ The Southern Reporter
“He tweeted, or Xed, to fans afterwards about “how special the gig was”, adding: “I suspect we will find it hard to top on this tour. That was magic,” and that feeling was clearly mutual and deservedly so.”
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Review: Music For The Misfits
“If before last night I’d only been half on the James-train, I’m certainly completely on and not getting off now!”
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Bournemouth O2 Academy – 29th May 2024
Setlist
Is This Love / Hey / Life's A Fucking Miracle / Better With You / Stay / Shadow Of A Giant / Five-O / Born Of Frustration / Waltzing Along / Ring The Bells / Jam J / Our World / Nothing But Love / Come Home / Sometimes / Way Over Your Head / Getting Away With It (All Messed Up) / Sit Down / SoundSupport
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Review: Emma Harrison @ House Of Coco
“If Bournemouth was the venue to cut their teeth for the remainder of their tour, then they have every confidence that the new material will resonate with the crowd and that they will put on one hell of a show!”
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Madrid La Riviera – 16th May 2024
Setlist
Johnny Yen / Leviathan / Hey / Is This Love / Waltzing Along / Ring The Bells / Our World / Moving On / Come Home / Jam J / Shadow Of A Giant / Five-O / Government Walls / Tomorrow / Say Something / Life's A Fucking Miracle / Beautiful Beaches / Sometimes / Way Over Your Head / Getting Away With It (All Messed Up)Support
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Barcelona Sala Razzmatazz 1 – 15th May 2024
Setlist
Is This Love / Hey / Just Like Fred Astaire / Waltzing Along / Beautiful Beaches / Born Of Frustration / Our World / Come Home / She's A Star / Shadow Of A Giant / Five-O / Sound / Sometimes / Getting Away With It (All Messed Up) / Life's A Fucking Miracle / Way Over Your Head / Sit Down / LaidSupport
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Mexico City Viva Latino Festival – 17th March 2024
Setlist
Johnny Yen / Waltzing Along / Beautiful Beaches / Ring The Bells / Five-O / All The Colours Of You / Life's A Fucking Miracle / Sometimes / Getting Away With It (All Messed Up) / Laid / Sit DownSupport
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Guadalajara Guanamor Teatro Studio – 15th March 2024
Setlist
Johnny Yen / Waltzing Along / Beautiful Beaches / Life's A Fucking Miracle / Five-O / Born Of Frustration / Our World / Is This Love / Just Like Fred Astaire / Ring The Bells / All The Colours Of You / Say Something / Getting Away With It (All Messed Up) / Sometimes / Out To Get You / Sound / Laid / Sit DownSupport
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County Laois Forest Fest – 21st July 2023
Setlist
Walk Like You / Isabella / Sound / Waltzing Along / Curse Curse / All The Colours Of You / She's A Star / Five-O / Ring The Bells / Sit Down / Out To Get You / Beautiful Beaches / Tomorrow / Born Of Frustration / Getting Away With It (All Messed Up) / Sometimes / LaidSupport
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Halifax Piece Hall – 8th July 2023
Setlist
Getting Away With It (All Messed Up) / All The Colours Of You / Waltzing Along / We're Going To Miss You / I Know What I'm Here For / Medieval / Five-O / Sound / Born Of Frustration / Beautiful Beaches / Sit Down / Sometimes / Laid / Come HomeSupport
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Review: David Brown @ EvenTheStars.co.uk
“Gigs in the rain can be magical and special and tonight’s very much felt like that. The band reacted to the situation when they came back on stage and the audience just let go of any inhibitions determined to have the best time and to make the night unique despite the drenching they got. The Piece Hall gave James and their fans two very different nights and experiences, but ones that will last long in the memory – it’s been thirty-four years since the band last played in this magnificent square, hopefully it won’t be anywhere near as long before their next visit.”
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Review: Sarah Fitton @ Halifax Courier
“The show had to be paused for around 20 minutes to wait for lightning to pass but even with the heavy rain, the audience were singing along in full voice.”
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Review: Laura Dean @ God Is In The TV Zine
“Stronger and more salient than ever, James remain to be one of the best live bands around. Their second night in the beautiful surroundings of the Piece Hall was a clear insight into not just the magic that they produce as a nine piece, but how much fun they’re having whilst they do it.”
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